slow boot in XP?

i have just reinstalled XP back on to my pavilion 491,when i re-boot i get the black screen ,a white loading bar at the bottom ,,after about 2-3 mins.XP boots up,,ive tryed in the BIOS but nothing seems to solve this,,please help?

Re: slow boot in XP?

Then go to the setup screen and select Boot then Boot-time Diagnostic Screen and see if there is an option to skip the memory check (sometimes called fast boot).

Also there should be an option for the boot order in there somewhere. Letting it boot from the harddrive first will make it come up the fatest tho if you ever need to boot from a CD or floppy you will have to remember to come back to setup and change it. Make sure it is not trying to boot from the network.